Management: Organizational Strategy

1.
A. What steps need to be taken before you implement an organizational strategy?
B. Why are time frames so important to the implementation of an organization's strategy?
C. What role does the sequence of execution play?

2.
A. What constitutes a virtual organization?
B. How does strategy implementation differ between it and traditional organizations?
C. When is one type of organization preferable over the other?

3.
A. How have the ideas of constant improvement processes such as TQM, Six Sigma, and other improvement processes affected the overall strategy of organizations?
B. How are you specifically using those processes in your own organization and what results are you seeing?

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A. One of the primary steps that needs to be taken before you implement an organizational strategy, is for you to hold a meeting with staff members in order to provide them with information as to the strategy that will be implemented, and their duties in respect to assisting in the implementation of the given strategy. Another step is to ensure that the strategy can be implemented in an incremental manner without disrupting the daily operating procedures of the organization in a detrimental manner.

B. Time frames are very important to the implementation of an organization's organizational strategy, due to the fact that time frames provide a means by which certain aspects of the strategy can be implemented within a given time period, which will allow for the most efficient and effective sequential implementation of the given strategy. Time frames also provide a sense of order and structure to the ...